But God doesn’t call us to be comfortable. He calls us to trust Him so completely that we are unafraid to put ourselves in situations where we will be in trouble if He doesn’t come through.
FRANCIS CHANProclaiming the gospel to a lost world cannot be just another activity to add to the church’s crowded agenda. It must be central to who we are. It forms our identity.
More Francis Chan Quotes
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The Bible teaches that true joy is formed in the midst of the difficult seasons of life.
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Following Christ isn’t something that can be done halfheartedly or on the side. It is not a label we can display when it is useful. It must be central to everything we do and are.
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Where it gets weird is that nowadays there are millions of people on this earth who call themselves followers of Jesus, but their lives look nothing like His, and they’re not obeying the things that He called them to do.
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Life is about Jesus. We are not here to tell our story, but His.
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The God who loans you life sees your every move, hears each word you speak, knows your every thought. You are seen by God. Noticed. Known.
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We live in a time when Christians need to be told that they are supposed to live like Christ. That’s Weird.
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God’s definition of what matters is pretty straightforward. He measures our lives by how we love.
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God doesn’t want religious duty. He doesn’t want a distracted, half-hearted, ‘Fine, I’ll read a chapter, now are You happy?’ attitude. God wants His word to be a delight to us, so much that we meditate on it day and night.
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A relationship with God simply cannot grow when money, sins, activities, favorite sports teams, addictions, or commitments are piled up on top of it.
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The message of the Bible is not about God in Heaven who wants to take from you. It’s about God who wants to give to you.
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God never breaks His promises.
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I’ve got this amazing relationship with God that is better than life, itself, so marvelous, so wonderful that everything else can fall apart and I’m okay.
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Making disciples isn’t about gathering pupils to listen to your teaching. The real focus is not on teaching people at all–the focus is on loving them.
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Lukewarm people call ‘radical’ what Jesus expected of all His followers.
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Do you understand that it’s impossible to please God in any way other than wholehearted surrender?
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